Calendar (2009 film)
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| Directed by | Mahesh |
| Written by | Babu Janardhanan |
| Produced by | Saji Nanthyattu |
| Starring | Prithviraj Sukumaran Navya Nair Mukesh Zarina Wahab |
| Cinematography | Vipin Mohan |
| Edited by | Vijay Sankar |
| Music by | Afzal Yusuf |
Production company | Nanthiyattu Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Calendar is a 2009 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Mahesh and written by Babu Janardhanan, starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, Navya Nair, Zarina Wahab, Mukesh, Jagathy Sreekumar and Maniyanpilla Raju.[1][2][3][4]
Plot
[edit]Calendar tells the story of the strong and obsessive bond between a mother and her daughter. Thankam George, aka Thankamma, a college professor was widowed at a young age. But she didn't agree to remarriage and lived for her daughter Kochurani, now a college student.
Kochurani is in love with Olikkara Sojappan, who is a constant visitor to their house. But things turn sour when Thankam learns that Sojappan and Kochurani are in love. She objects to their marriage. But ultimately relents on the condition that Sojappan won't take Kochurani away from her and will stay with her. They are engaged to be married. But fate has something else in store for them. In an accident, Sojappan dies and Kochurani who was found to be three months pregnant has miscarried. Cut to three years later, Thankam and Kochurani shift over to another place. And then comes Dr. Roy Chacko.
Roy's mother Annamma wants Roy to get married as soon as possible. She has been asking Manjooran, in whose hospital Roy works (and who is also related to Thankam), to find him a suitable bride. It's at this juncture that Thankam and Kochurani come there. Manjooran decides to try to get Roy married to Kochurani. After Kochurani marry Roy things get changed. Kochurani, a newlywed, ceased to be as close to Thankam as she used to. Thankamma wants Kochurani near her so she decides to write an anonymous letter to her son in law, describing Kochurani's past engagement and her miscarriage. An angry Kochurani speaks harshly to Thankam. Roy convinces an angry Kochurani that her mother's happiness comes only from her and that all this happened because of some miscommunication . Now Kochurani understands her mistakes and goes to Thankam's house only to find her gone. Finally, they find Thankamma in her uncle's house. As Kochurani tries to apologise to her mother, she realises that Thankam has passed away in her sleep.
Cast
[edit]- Prithviraj Sukumaran as Olikkara Sojappan
- Navya Nair as Kochurani Sebastian
- Zarina Wahab as Prof. Thankam George
- Mukesh as Dr. Roy Philip/Ingachan
- Jagathi Sreekumar as K. K. Manjooran
- Mallika Sukumaran as Annamma
- Kottayam Nazeer as Varghese
- Sudheer Karamana as Pulikkapparambil Variyachan
- Maniyan Pilla Raju as Fa. Thazhekkadan
- Sidhartha Siva as Shasikuttan
- Ashokan as Punyalan
- Pratap K. Pothen as Cleetus
- Jeny Susan Joseph as Geethu
- Archana Menon as a nun
- Renjusha Menon as Clara
- Bindu Ramakrishnan as Sojappan's mother
- Sangeetha Shivan as Dr. Jessy Varghese
- Ambika Mohan as Pulikkapparambil Variyachan's wife
- Joy John Antony as Joy
Soundtrack
[edit]The film's soundtrack contains eight songs, all composed by Afzal Yusuf and Lyrics by Anil Panachooran.
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Chirakaarnna Mounam" | K. J. Yesudas, Cicily |
| 2 | "Kaana Ponnalle" (M) | Vijay Yesudas |
| 3 | "Gandharaajan Poovidarnnu" | K. J. Yesudas |
| 4 | "Gandharaajan Poovidarnnu" (F) | Sujatha Mohan |
| 5 | "Pachavellam Thachinu Sojappan..." | Vineeth Sreenivasan |
| 6 | "Punarum Puthu Manam" | Vijay Yesudas, Cicily |
| 7 | "Punarum Puthu Manam" (M) | Vijay Yesudas |
| 8 | "Kaana Ponnalle" (F) | Sujatha Mohan |
References
[edit]- ^ "Zarina Wahab cannot lift Calendar".
- ^ "Calendar". Sify. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Calendar Review | Calendar Malayalam Movie Review by Veeyen". 22 May 2009.
- ^ "Calendar review. Calendar Malayalam movie review, story, rating".